by LTC Writer | Dec 6, 2024 | Pulse, Shop, Stay
With Jamaica having welcomed 1.1 million cruise passengers since the start of the year, the 2024/2025 cruise tourism season got off to a strong start with ten vessels calling on the three main resort ports, with some 34,519 passengers and a combined crew of...
by LTC Writer | Aug 29, 2023 | Pulse
Jamaica took home more than 30 major wins at the 2023 World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America’s Gala, held on August 26 in St Lucia. Jamaica was again named Caribbean’s Leading Destination for the 17th consecutive year with the Jamaica Tourist Board winning...
by LTC Writer | Apr 13, 2022 | Pulse
Long-championed efforts to capitalise on Jamaica being the only Caribbean destination with so many ports of call seem to be paying off. It appears that weeklong Jamaica-only cruises could soon be a reality. This would see a cruise line creating an itinerary that...
by LTC Writer | Nov 19, 2021 | Pulse
Buoyed by the arrival of half a dozen cruise ships in one week, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is pushing to add Kingston to the list of ports welcoming vessels. “The return of cruise shipping to our ports is further proof of the growing demand for our...
by LTC Writer | Nov 15, 2021 | Shop
The welcome extended to crew and passengers of the Emerald Princess on November 14 was made extra special with the addition of a pop-up version of the soon-to-be-unveiled $700-million Artisan Village being planned for Falmouth. Jamaican culture on show Located...
